So my 10 day trial is almost up. What's next?

Post by Jomofo

So I'm playing WOW using the 10 day free trial, which is almost up.I am really liking WOW, but I need help and advice on what I should do next.

What happens if I just buy and play WOW without any expansions? (many characters I meet in WOW talk about the "cataclysm" and stuff like that).

What will happen to my level 10 progress which i got while using the "free trial"?

How much am I looking to spend (AU dollars) if I want to buy the expansions as well?

Is there any "complete pack" I can buy that comes with the gane as well as the expansions?

Post by felhunter

you can have an unlimited long free trial up too level 20.

ones you buy the battle chest you will get: vanilla WoW (1-60), The Burning Crusade (60-70), Wrath of the Lich King (70-80) and 1 month of play time.with the battle chest you can level up too 80. make use of all the proffesions up too what you can learn at 80. and all classes except monk. and the orginal zones/outland/northerend.

im not sure about the prices overe there, but both the eu and us site mention there is a battlechest sale for this weekend for 10 euro/dollar (no idea what it is in AU dollars, but i geuss 10 also?)so it might be a good time too get the battle chest. once you reached level 80 you can always decided too get the expansions.

Post by Eccentrica

To add to what Fel has said, if you upgrade your trial account through battlenet to the battlechest, you keep all the characters you've already created.

The purchasing order would be Battlechest (1-80) ---> Cataclysm (80-85) ---> Mists of Pandaria (85-90).

The Battlechest really is a good deal, particularly when it's on sale as it is at the moment. If you plan to continue playing, keep your eyes open for sales on the other two expansions. The launcher always advertises what the current sale is.

Since you're a brand new player, I really would recommend taking your time, reading the quest text and soaking it all in. Don't rush through the first time. Depending on how much play time you get in a week, the battlechest will provide you with enough content for a few months of play if you do all the available quests and dungeons before moving on, not to mention levelling professions, pet battles, archaeology, achievements etc.

Post by Jomofo

There is no Australian site for battlenet.

Can I still buy the digital battlechest from the USA site and play it in Australia?

Post by Entropyutd

There is no Australian site for battlenet.

Can I still buy the digital battlechest from the USA site and play it in Australia?

Yes they use the same client.The US battlenet site accepts all major credit cards. (Uses US client, based in EU)

Post by Eccentrica

You would access https://us.battle.net as Australia falls under the Oceanic Region which the US site manages.

Post by shan750

If you are in Australia make sure to join a OCEANIC server... Otherwise you will end up in a US realm and probably never get a chance to raid properly.

Post by Sas148

Right, so essentially, to sum it up... you being in Australia can buy the $10 Battle Chest right now for $10 which gives you access to the original as well as Burning Crusade and Wrath of the Lich King (max level 80, out of 90). If you decide later to upgrade further you can buy Cataclysm and Mists of Pandaria. Prices will vary and if you're not in a rush you could just wait around for a sale on those expansions as well.

You'll get one month free with your $10 purchase of the Battle Chest and after that you'll pay the $14.99/mo membership fee or you can do the 3-month/6-month plans to save a few bucks a month. No idea if the amounts vary for AU money or not. You'll have to sign up and find out.

Good luck!

Post by karatechop

If you are in Australia make sure to join a OCEANIC server... Otherwise you will end up in a US realm and probably never get a chance to raid properly.

I'm an Australian...and there another Aussie in my guild too, both on a US realm...we've no problems.

Post by karatechop

No idea if the amounts vary for AU money or not.

Good luck!

They do, just varies depending on the exchange rate...pray for good exchange rate on the day you get the money taken from your account :p

Post by shan750

If you are in Australia make sure to join a OCEANIC server... Otherwise you will end up in a US realm and probably never get a chance to raid properly.

I'm an Australian...and there another Aussie in my guild too, both on a US realm...we've no problems.

So you have zero problems with raiding at American raid times?Isn't there 14+ hour time difference?

If it's 8 pm in the US, it should be roughly 10 am in Australia...

Post by Twizelbang

Some more information that might be nice to have, for someone starting a new account.